PARKED UP: Firefighters smashed the windows to get the hose through [FOX 25]

Firefighters dealing with an eight-alarm blaze were forced to smash the front windows of the luxury car to feed through their fire hose.

Emergency services were called to the scene in East Boston, Massachusetts when they received calls of a towering inferno in the area on Wednesday night.

And crews insisted there were no other ways around putting the hose through the car saying it needed to remain straight at all times to have a constant flow of water.

The fire spread to three homes by 8.30pm as firemen battled with the giant blaze.

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“It was a big fireball.”

Carlos Landaverde, local resident

Nearby resident Carlos Landaverde, 14, said the smell of smoke filled his house.

He told the Boston Herald: “It was a big fireball."

Another neighbour said she heard the sound of what she thought was a car exploding, which may have started the fire.

Alix Hallahan, 19, who lives across the street, said: “They have two cars that are always parked in that driveway. I think it’s one of those cars. I’m not sure but I heard a loud explosion, like a car exploding.”

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The fire was reportedly largely under control by 9pm and officials said they would investigate further.